"One of the grave dangers inherent in the various stages of any theatrical career-whether it be budding, quiescent or diminishing-is the advice of friends."

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Source : moss hart (1959). “act one”

Moss Hart

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“I think history is only ever invisible when it abets your sense of self, your desires, your ambitions, when it carries your life along in a kind of frictionless way. History is never invisible, finally, though some people seem to work very hard to be willfully blind. That's too harsh, or too self-righteous: none of us sees history fully; none of us is adequately aware of how the arrangements of the present moment foreclose the possibilities of others to fully live their only lives.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”

Source : "'Every Single Thing I Know, as of Today': Author Anne Lamott Shares Life Wisdom in Viral Facebook Post". www.today.com. April 10, 2015.
“Everyday is one less day.”
“Instead of focusing on the amount of money lacking in your budget, focus on what you DO have: a willing spirit, an imagination filled with bright ideas, people who care about you and can perhaps help you in some way. These are the things that will enable you to do almost anything.”
“If you truly believe something, and it's incorrect, that doesn't mean you don't have integrity.”

Source : "Jim Brown: What I've Learned". Interview with Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. August 2, 2008.
“I might show facts as plain as day: but, since your eyes are blind, you'd say, 'Where? What?' and turn away.”
“When I'm sitting writing, I know that something works if I've made myself cry, or laugh, or have a visceral emotion.”
“Sometimes you have to trust grownups, perhaps more so when they are not there to actually supervise you.”

Source : Scarlett Thomas (2009). “PopCo”, p.97, Canongate Books

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